OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service, announced today new metrics that were reached in the month of November 2012.

• Listener hours for Pandora during the month of November 2012 were 1.27 billion, an increase of 58% from 798 million during the same period last year.
• Share of total U.S. radio listening for Pandora in November 2012 was 7.09%, an increase from 4.32% at the same time last year.
• Active listeners were 62.4 million at the end of November 2012, an increase of 45% from 43.1 million during the same time period last year.

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